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coup d'etat
Word definitions for coup d'etat in dictionaries
Wikipedia
Word definitions in Wikipedia
A coup d'état is the sudden overthrow of a government through unconstitutional means. Coup d'état may also refer to: Music : Coup d'Etat (Plasmatics album) , a 1982 album by Plasmatics Coup d'Etat (Muslimgauze album) , a 1987 album by Muslimgauze Coup D'Etat ...
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
1640s, from French coup d'étate , literally "stroke of the state" (see coup ). Technically any sudden, decisive political act but popularly restricted to the overthrow of a government.
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. (alternative form of coup d'état English)
WordNet
Word definitions in WordNet
n. a sudden and decisive change of government illegally or by force [syn: coup , putsch , takeover ]
Usage examples of coup d'etat.
But a commander could not simply assume that all his officers and noncoms would follow orders, when it came to something as politically risky and irregular as a coup d'etat.
His National Purification Party staged a coup d'etat a few years ago and put him on the throne.
The gist of Antonina's report was that no Roman military unit from the great southern and eastern provinces could possibly arrive in Constantinople in time to prevent the planned coup d'etat.
Among the highest Roman officials who survived the purge after the failed coup d'etat which had been suppressed by Belisarius and Antonina a few months before, Chrysopolis had a reputation for ability and.
Among the highest Roman officials who survived the purge after the failed coup d'etat which had been suppressed by Belisarius and Antonina a few months before, Chrysopolis had a reputation for ability and—.
Among the highest Roman officials who survived the purge after the failed coup d'etat which had been suppressed by Belisarius and Antonina a few months before, Chrysopolis had a reputation for ability and-a far rarer characteristic among those circles-scrupulous honesty.